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"Lovely" -2022 Hudelot-Noëllat Chambolle-Musigny

The 2022 combines irresistible dark spiced fruits and silken texture with a stony rigor.

Mosel Mountain Cabernet:
Stein's Delicious Provocation:
2022 Stein Cabernet vom Berg

In the late 1980s, largely as a means of infuriating the local wine authorities, Stein planted Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot in his steep vineyards in the Mosel.

"This is an excellent Chambolle villages"
2022 Roumier Chambolle-Musigny

What's extraordinary about 2022 is how it's both powerful and at the same time lacy, tensile, and beautifully finessed.

"A striking, old-school Barbaresco endowed with real charm and class"
-2013 Serafino Rivella Barbaresco Montestefano Magnums

Teobaldo and Maria Rivella follow ultra-traditional methods. The family's vineyard was planted in 1963 by Teobaldo's father, and the first vintage at the estate was 1967.

"In a word, outstanding."
2022 Chevillon Nuits-St-Georges 1er Cru Les St-Georges

The Les St-Georges is deeply etched with thundering length and complexity. There's serious intensity delivered with poise and clarity. Les St. Georges ages amazingly well and this is clearly structured for the long haul.

The Rarest of the Rare:
2022 Wasenhaus Spätburgunder Hohlen & Kanzel

The roster of estates that Alex Götze and Christoph Wolber have worked at is impressive (Comte Armand, Bernard van Berg, Leflaive, de Montille, and Pierre Morey). They brought this Burgundian expertise back to Germany's Baden region. Tasting through their lineup, it's very clear how sensitive they are to each vineyard.

"This very powerful effort should be capable of rewarding up to a decade of cellaring"
2019 Dauvissat Chablis 1er Cru La Forest

Along with Raveneau's Butteaux and Montée de Tonnerre, Dauvissat's Forest is one of the most sought after and ageworthy 1er Crus.

Red Burgundy 1999-2022:
D’Angerville, Bachelet, Bizot, Dujac, Lafarge, Roumier, Rousseau & More

Wine of the Year:
2022 Mugneret-Gibourg Vosne-Romanée

In 2022, the wines of this domaine are incredible. There’s an extra dimension of depth and breadth to these wines from the top to the bottom of the range. 

"The 2004 Vintage is a gorgeous Champagne."
2004 Krug Vintage Brut

"This is also quite lovely and in particular for the sense of harmony that is Zen-like"
2022 Drouhin Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Mouches Rouge

Simply put: Clos des Mouches is an incredible site. If Beaune is known for being somewhat sturdy and rustic, Clos des Mouches is something of an anomaly; the wine is strikingly elegant, suave, and silky in texture. 

"This is an excellent group of 2022 whites and worth your interest"
2022 Bachelet-Monnot Puligny

Wine of the Year #2: Ian's Pick
2019 Adrien Dhondt Champagne Le Mesnil Sur Oger Les Coullemets

As a collection, they are some of the most impressive champagnes I've tasted this year. With that said, Dhondt's 2019 Le Mesnil Sur Oger Les Coullemets was simply a stand out in relation to anything that I tasted this year.

"The 2022 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Beaux Monts is another standout this year."
2022 Dujac Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Beaux Monts

There's such grace, quiet complexity, and precise length to the 2022. This is one of the wines where it feels like everything falls perfectly into place. It's a beautiful thing to experience.

The Force of Chalk:
2018 Bazin Champagne Blanc de Blancs l'Exigeante

In the great 2018 vintage, these eastern-facing slopes, along with the dense chalk of the Paris Basin, resulted in grapes and wines of profound freshness, and serious drive and lift.

0.44ha, Vines Planted in 1907:
2020 Bachelet Charmes-Chambertin VV

The 2022 Charmes has an explosive complexity of dark fruits, smokey minerals, spice, earth, and floral notes. This is all delivered with incredible precision, finesse, and impact. 

Extreme Purity Revisited:
2021 Colin-Morey St. Aubin 1er Cru En Remilly Nicholas et Mathis

Colin-Morey makes two bottlings from En Remilly. Nicholas et Mathis is the rarer of the two bottlings. It's situated near the Grand Cru site of Chevalier-Montrachet. Compared to Colin-Morey's basic En Remilly, Nicholas et Mathis is deeper and more textural.

Ludes: Special Late Release!

We are thrilled to offer the final bottling from this hallowed vintage at Ludes, a special, late-release Kabinett Trocken held in tank for over a year before being bottled and released.

Wine of the Year #1: Joe's Pick
2020 Serafino Rivella Barbaresco Montestefano

The heart and soul of the estate is a top Barbaresco vineyard situated directly adjacent to the family’s home: the Montestefano Cru. Montestefano is famous above all else for how it marries elegance, detail, and intensity. It's a wine that soars with a tightly coiled class.

Back Up The Truck - Classic California Cabernet:
2022 Bedrock Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma County

You can expect red and dark fruits, floral top notes, spice, and cedar. There's a sense of energy and completeness that's impressive. 

Cornas Like No Other - Revisited:
2021 Allemand Cornas Chaillots

PYCM Magic - Extreme Purity:
2021 Colin-Morey Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Abbaye de Morgeot Cuvée Clement et Emma

"This is also very good for its level."
2022 Bachelet Côte de Nuits-Villages

Bachelet takes the appellation to a nearly unimaginable level of textural elegance and ageability.

Emrich-Schönleber GG and the Rieslingfeier Spectacular January 18th!

The 2023 is one of the most complete Frühlingsplätzchens in several years. It is expressive, outward, and giving while remaining tensile and gripping. It has everything; Schönleber nailed the vintage.